Overview

• Flight QFA141 from Sydney to Auckland declared a mayday after intermittent indications of a possible fire in the front cargo hold.
• The Boeing 737 landed at Auckland around 11:50am and passengers disembarked without injuries.
• Preliminary checks found no evidence of fire in the front cargo hold, according to Qantas.
• The alerts were understood to have begun about an hour from Auckland, and no smoke was observed in the cabin or on landing.
• Qantas engineers will inspect the aircraft to determine the source of the indications as standard post-landing procedures continue.